The Game Awards
The official list of nominated games for The Game Awards 2015 has been released as well as which categories fans of The Game Awards can vote in
The Game Awards are creeping up closer and closer each day and December 3rd will be here in no time. Of course the date for The Game Awards was only handed out earlier this week so it is not a huge surprise that the official list of games, developers, actors, and eSports players up for the awards has been released into the wild. The categories run the gamut as they did at The Game Awards last year but we can see what the special panel of judges and "reviewers" are going to be selecting from to get the shiny awards. Then we sit and wait to see who received the most votes and will be walking away from The Game Awards victorious.
Just as last year there are also six categories that gamers around the world can vote for in The Game Awards. Just like before though they really do nothing more than to honor those who people already have given the honor to in their everyday lives. With categories like eSports Player Of The Year and "Trending Gamer" being on the list it will be no surprise that the ones who are already the most internet famous will be getting these awards out of The Game Awards. Also not glad to see that the diversity in video games is NOT REPRESENTED AT ALL as there are no females in the list and packed full of the basic stereotype of gaming we can have. Awesome…
If you want to try and get you favorite "gamer" a win at The Game Awards you can head over to The Game Awards' website and vote away.
Game Of The Year
- Bloodborne (From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions/Konami)
- Super Mario Maker (Nintendo EAD Group No. 4/Nintendo)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Developer Of The Year
- Bethesda Game Studios
- CD Projekt Red
- From Software
- Kojima Productions
- Nintendo
Best Independent Game
- Axiom Verge (Tom Happ)
- Her Story (Sam Barlow)
- Ori And The Blind Forest (Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios)
- Rocket League (Psyonix)
- Undertale (tobyfox)
Best Mobile/Handheld Game
- Downwell (Moppin/Devolver Digital)
- Fallout Shelter (Bethesda Game Studios|Behaviour Interactive/Bethesda Softworks)
- Lara Croft Go (Square Enix Montreal/Square Enix)
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom)
- Pac-Man 256 (Hipster Whale/Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Best Narrative
- Her Story (Sam Barlow)
- Life Is Strange (Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix)
- Tales From The Borderlands (Telltale Games)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Until Dawn (Supermassive Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Art Direction
- Batman: Arkham Knight (Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Bloodborne (From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions/Konami)
- Ori And The Blind Forest (Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Best Score/Soundtrack
- Fallout 4 (Inon Zur/Bethesda Game Studios)
- Halo 5: Guardians (Kazuma Jinnouchi/343 Industries)
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Ludvig Forssell, Justin Burnett, Daniel James/Kojima Productions)
- Ori And The Blind Forest (Gareth Coker/Moon Studios)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Marcin Przybyłowicz, Mikolai Stroinski, Percival/CD Projekt Red)
Best Performance
- Ashly Burch as Chloe Price (Life Is Strange)
- Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft (Rise Of The Tomb Raider)
- Doug Cockle as Geralt (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)
- Mark Hamill as The Joker (Batman: Arkham Knight)
- Viva Seifert (Her Story)
Games For Change
- Cibele (Nina Freeman)
- Her Story (Sam Barlow)
- Life Is Strange (Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix)
- Sunset (Tale of Tales)
- Undertale (tobyfox)
Best Shooter
- Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Treyarch/Activision)
- Destiny: The Taken King (Bungie/Activision)
- Halo 5: Guardians (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios)
- Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo)
- Star Wars Battlefront (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)
Best Aaction/Adventure Game
- Assassin's Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft)
- Batman: Arkham Knight (Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions/Konami)
- Ori And The Blind Forest (Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios)
- Rise Of The Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Microsoft Studios)
Best Role-Playing Game
- Bloodborne (From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
- Pillars Of Eternity (Obsidian Entertainment/Paradox Interactive)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Undertale (tobyfox)
Best Fighting Game
- Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- (Arc System Works/Aksys Games)
- Mortal Kombat X (NetherRealm Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Rise Of Incarnates (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Rising Thunder (Radiant Entertainment)
Best Family Game
- Disney Infinity 3.0 (Avalanche Software/Disney Interactive)
- LEGO Dimensions (TT Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Skylanders SuperChargers (Vicarious Visions|Beenox/Activision)
- Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo)
- Super Mario Maker (Nintendo EAD Group No. 4/Nintendo)
Best Sports/Racing Game
- FIFA 16 (EA Canada/Electronic Arts)
- Forza Motorsport 6 (Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios)
- NBA 2K16 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 (PES Productions/Konami)
- Rocket League (Psyonix)
Best Multiplayer
- Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Treyarch/Activision)
- Destiny: The Taken King (Bungie/Activision)
- Halo 5: Guardians (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios)
- Rocket League (Psyonix)
- Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo)
Most Anticipated Game
- Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/Sony Computer Entertaiment)
- No Man's Sky (Hello Games)
- Quantum Break (Remedy Entertainment/Microsoft Studios)
- The Last Guardian (GenDesign/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment)
eSports Player Of The Year
- Kenny "KennyS" Schrub (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Team EnVyUs)
- Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (League of Legends/SK Telecom T1)
- Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Fnatic)
- Peter "ppd" Dager (DOTA 2/Evil Geniuses)
- Syed Sumail "Suma1L" Hassan (DOTA 2/Evil Geniuses)
eSports Team Of The Year
- Evil Geniuses
- Fnatic
- Optic Gaming
- SK Telecom T1
- Team SoloMid
eSports Game Of The Year
- Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Sledgehammer Games/Activision)
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- DOTA 2 (Valve)
- Hearthstone: Heroes Of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
- League Of Legends (Riot Games)
Trending Gamer
- Total Biscuit
- Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles
- Greg Miller
- Markiplier
- PewDiePie
Best Fan Creation
- GTA 5 - Targets (Hoodoo Operator)
- Real GTA (Corridor Digital)
- Portal Stories: Mel (Prism Studios)
- Super Mario Maker e-Reader Levels (Baddboy78 / theycallmeshaky)
- Twitch Plays Dark Souls (Twitch Community)
I am pretty sure we can all see who is going to win The Game Awards here before they even happen based on the nominees. I am still not sure why anyone wants to have an over-glorified fellating contest for video games but it is still coming and now we can see who will be able to walk off with another "shiny." No matter anyone's feelings on The Game Awards or awards shows in general we are getting it again. I just hope we see Mark Hammill win his category at The Game Awards because his performance was great and we need to see him somehow this year before the upcoming film. Yes, I went off track because of how unexcited I am for The Game Awards.
What are your thoughts on The Game Awards this year? Does it bother you that the diversity is extremely lax this year for nominees and judges? I ask again, do we even need The Game Awards or is this just something we will always need to put up with? Let us know and discuss in the comments below. If there are any updates in regards to The Game Awards or any of the nominees we will have them here for you so be sure to keep checking in as you won't want to miss out on the commentary for The Game Awards this year.
